Maria Lisella is the sixth Queens Poet Laureate and was named a poets laureate fellow in 2020 by the Academy of American Poets. Her second full-length poetry collection, At the Hour of Now (Bordighera Press, 2026) is now available. Her Pushcart Prize-nominated work appears in Thieves in the Family (NYQ Books), Amore on Hope Street (Finishing Line Press), and Two Naked Feet (Poets Wear Prada). She co-curates the Italian American Writers Association readings, and is a travel writer by profession. @mljourneys
